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The recommended DC adapter supplies 9 volts and delivers at least

300 milliamps. It has a barrel plug with a center tip that can be set

to negative and correctly fits the scanner's POWER Jack. Using an

adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the

scanner or the adapter.

To protect your vehicle's electrical system, always plug the adapter

into the scanner before you plug it into your vehicle's

cigarette-lighter socket. Always unplug the adapter from the

vehicle's cigarette-lighter socket before you unplug it from the

scanner.

If batteries are installed, make sure the battery switch inside the

battery compartment is set to the correct position.

1. Turn VOLUME/OFF counterclockwise until it clicks to make sure power is

turned off.

2. Set the adapter's voltage switch to 9V.

3. Connect the 3.4 mm outer diameter/1.3 mm inner diameter tip to the

adapter cord matching TIP to -.

4. Plug the adapter's barrel plug into your scanner's POWER jack.

5. Plug the other end of the adapter into your vehicle's

cigarette-lighter socket.

If you have installed rechargeable batteries and set

ALKALINE <- JACK -> NI-CD to NI-CD, the adapter powers the

scanner and recharges the batteries at the same time.

Note:

If the scanner does not operate properly when you use a DC adapter,

unplug the adapter from the cigarette-lighter socket and clean the

socket to remove ashes and debris.

CONNECTING THE ANTENNA

Follow these steps to attach the supplied flexible antenna to the

connector on the top of your scanner.

1. Align the slots around the antenna's connector with the tabs on the

scanner's BNC connector.

2. Slide the antenna's connector down over the scanner's connector and

rotate the antenna connector's outer ring clockwise until it locks

into place.

Connecting an Optional Antenna

The scanner's BNC connector makes it easy to connect a variety of

optional antennas (such as an external mobile antenna or outdoor base

station antenna). Your local Radio Shack store sells a variety of

antennas.

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Page 1: ...nel s frequency or all zeroes if the channel is empty 4 Turn VOLUME OFF clockwise to set the scanner s volume about halfway 5 Slowly turn SQUELCH counterclockwise until you hear a hissing sound 6 Adjust VOLUME OFF to a comfortable listening level 7 Slowly turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing sound stops Note If you want to listen to a weak or distant station turn SQUELCH counterclockwise to in...

Page 2: ...e display 2 Use the number keys and CLEAR to enter the frequency including the decimal point you want to store 3 Press E to store the frequency Notes If you make a mistake in Step 2 Error appears on the display and the scanner beeps three times Simply start again from Step 2 Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency to the nearest valid frequency For example if you enter a frequency ...

Page 3: ...imit direct or service bank search modes you can press DELAY if you want the scanner to pause 2 seconds after a transmission ends before it proceeds to the next frequency DATA if you want the scanner to skip data signals such as fax signals and search only for audio voice signals Note The data skip function does not work in the AIR frequency band Limit Search A limit search lets you search within ...

Page 4: ...limit or Up Arrow to search from the lower to the upper limit 6 When the scanner stops on a transmission quickly press MON to store the displayed frequency into the current monitor memory or Down or Up Arrow to continue searching or 0 Hold to stop searching so you can listen to the transmission H appears on the display To release hold and continue searching hold down 0 HOLD Down or Up arrow for mo...

Page 5: ... 3 Press DOWN Arrow to search downward or UP Arrow to search upward from the selected frequency d SEARCH and DOWN or UP Arrow appear on the display 4 When the scanner stops on a transmission quickly press ON to store the displayed frequency into the current monitor memory or DOWN or UP Arrow to continue searching or 0 HOLD to stop searching so you can listen to the transmission h appears on the di...

Page 6: ...se this feature press SVC The AIR MARINE FIRE and WX indicators flash Then press the desired service bank key AIR MRN FIRE or WX The indicator for the selected service stops flashing and the scanner starts searching the band When the scanner stops on a transmission quickly press MON to store the displayed frequency into the current monitor memory or Arrow down or up to continue searching or 0 HOLD...

Page 7: ...er stops on the frequency during a limit direct or service search The scanner stores the frequency in memory and automatically resumes the search To clear a single frequency from skip memory so the scanner can stop on it during a limit direct or service bank search 1 Press 0 HOLD to hold the search 2 Press Down or UP Arrow to select the frequency L O appears on the display 3 Press L OUT S S until ...

Page 8: ...ency you stored You can select a skipped frequency when the scanner is in the hold mode The scanner displays L O when you select a skipped frequency LISTENING TO THE MONITOR MEMORIES You can listen to any one of ten monitor memories by pressing MAN MON then the number of the monitor memory you want to listen to 0 9 Note To listen to the monitor memories the priority channel feature must be turned ...

Page 9: ...annels in the activated banks When the scanner finds a transmission it stops on it When the transmission ends the scanner resumes scanning Note Set SQUELCH as described in Turning On the Scanner and Setting SQUELCH so the scanner scans through channels properly MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL You can continuously monitor a single channel without scanning This is useful if you hear an emergency broadc...

Page 10: ... can program a 2 second delay into any channel or on frequencies during a frequency search The scanner continues to monitor the frequency for 2 seconds after the transmission stops before resuming scanning or searching To program a 2 second delay If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel quickly press DELAY before it continues scanning again If the desired channel is not selected m...

Page 11: ...ner scans all the channels within the displayed banks that are not locked out Notes You can select any channel within a bank even if that bank is turned off You cannot turn off all banks One bank is always active LOCKING OUT CHANNELS You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels that have a continuous transmission such as a weather channel To lock out a channel manually select the ch...

Page 12: ...or activity The scanner automatically designates each bank s first channel as its priority channel Follow these steps to select a different channel as the priority channel for a bank 1 Press PROG 2 Enter the channel number you want to select as the priority channel then press PRIORITY H S P appears on the display to the right of the channel number 3 Repeat Steps 1 2 for the channel in each bank yo...

Page 13: ...play shows LOC OUt when you turn on the priority feature USING THE KEYLOCK Once you program your scanner you can protect it from accidental program changes by turning on the keylock feature When locked the only controls that operate are SCAN MAN KEYLOCK VOLUME OFF and SQUELCH Note The keylock does not prevent the scanner from scanning channels To turn on the keylock press and hold KEYLOCK until K ...

Page 14: ...g limit search or direct search press PRIORITY H S HYPER appears on the display during a Hypersearch Note You can use Hypersearch only in the 5 kHz step bands 29 54 MHz and 137 174 MHz TURNING THE KEY TONE OFF ON To turn off the key tone follow these steps 1 Turn off the scanner 2 While holding down L OUT S S turn on the scanner OFF bEEP appears To turn the key tone back on repeat Steps 1 2 so on ...

Page 15: ...unction does not work if the priority function is on even if a channel is manually selected To turn the battery save function off or back on turn off the scanner then hold down PRIORITY H S and turn on the scanner OFF SAVE briefly appears when the battery save function is off On SAVE briefly appears when the battery save function is on A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING Reception of the frequencies cover...

Page 16: ...eated inside the scanner s receiver These operating frequencies might interfere with broadcasts on the same frequencies If you program one of these frequencies you hear only noise on that frequency If the interference is not severe you might be able to turn SQUELCH clockwise to cut out the birdie This scanner s birdie frequencies in MHz are 41 6000 150 7700 416 0000 447 2000 114 4000 152 6000 423 ...

Page 17: ...irdie Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future reference br km 04 14 1997 PRO 67 Scanner 200 0512 Features Faxback Doc 38889 Your Radio Shack PRO 67 200 Channel Portable scanner lets you in on all the action This scanner gives you direct access to more than 34 000 frequencies including those used by government agencies police and fire departments ambulance and transportation servi...

Page 18: ...ncy Service Bank Search lets you search the frequencies allocated to the air traffic fire marine or weather services so you can listen to the services you prefer even if you do not know the frequencies Ten Channel Storage Banks let you store 20 channels in each of 10 banks to group frequencies so you can easily identify calls Two Second Scan Delay lets you delay scanning for 2 seconds before movin...

Page 19: ...emporarily store up to 10 frequencies you locate during a frequency search Search Skip lets you select up to 20 frequencies for the scanner to skip during a limit direct or service search to avoid unwanted frequencies Hypersearch lets you set the scanner to search at 300 steps second in 5 kHz steps only Data Signal Skip skips non modulated signals or data signals during a limit direct or service s...

Page 20: ...ttery power gets low Battery Save saves battery power while the scanner is not detecting any transmission for more than 5 seconds when a channel is manually selected or the scanner is in the program mode Keylock prevents you from accidentally changing the scanner s programming We recommend you record your scanner s serial number here The number is on the back panel Serial Number ________________ Y...

Page 21: ...50 MHz Ham radio and government 450 470 MHz UHF Standard 470 512 MHz UHF T Band 806 823 9375 MHz Public Service 851 868 9375 MHz UHF Hi 896 1125 1000 000 MHz UHF Hi FCC NOTICE Your scanner might cause radio or TV interference even when it is operating properly To determine whether your scanner is causing the interference turn off your scanner If the interference goes away your ...

Page 22: ...ner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire departments ambulance services government agencies private companies amateur radio services military operations pager services and wireline telephone and telegraph service providers It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive However there are some transmissions you should never intention...

Page 23: ...est operation and best performance we recommend you use alkaline batteries such as Radio Shack Cat No 23 552 You can also use rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries Cat No 23 125 Before you use nickel cadmium batteries you must charge them Follow these steps to install batteries 1 Turn VOLUME OFF counterclockwise until it clicks to make sure power is turned off 2 Push up the tab on the back of the ...

Page 24: ...ium batteries while they are in the scanner To charge the batteries set ALKALINE JACK NI CD to NI CD install the nickel cadmium batteries in the scanner and connect an external AC or DC adapter to the scanner s POWER jack Warning Do not connect either adapter to the scanner if non rechargeable batteries such as standard extra life or alkaline batteries are installed in the scanner and ALKALINE JAC...

Page 25: ...elivers at least 300 milliamps It has a barrel plug with a center negative tip that correctly fits the scanner s POWER jack Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adapter To protect your scanner and AC adapter always plug the adapter into the scanner before you plug it into the AC outlet and always unplug the adapter from the AC outlet before you u...

Page 26: ...to 4 Plug the adapter s barrel plug into your scanner s POWER jack 5 Plug the other end of the adapter into your vehicle s cigarette lighter socket If you have installed rechargeable batteries and set ALKALINE JACK NI CD to NI CD the adapter powers the scanner and recharges the batteries at the same time Note If the scanner does not operate properly when you use a DC adapter unplug the adapter fro...

Page 27: ...rs adapt to the volume level so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing Traffic Safety Do not use an earphone headphones with your scanner when operating a motor vehicle in or near traffic Doing so can create a traffic hazard and could be illegal in some areas If you use an earphone headphones with your scanner be very careful Do not listen to a continuous bro...

Page 28: ...y it stays on that channel until the transmission ends Another option is to store the frequency into a temporary memory location called a monitor memory until you decide to move it to a channel Just keep in mind you search frequencies and scan channels A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD Your scanner s keys might seem confusing at first but this information should help you understand each key s function SCAN sca...

Page 29: ... make up a memory bank Also number keys 1 4 are used as the air traffic AIR marine traffic MRN fire department activity FIRE and weather reporting WX band keys CLEAR erases an incorrect entry or an error enters the decimal point in a frequency 0 HOLD enters the number 0 pauses the frequency search E enters the frequency when you program channels A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY The display has indicators tha...

Page 30: ...s when the scanner is in scan mode or in the Hypersearch mode during limit and direct search However the indicator disappears when the scanner searches the frequency bands other than in 5 kHz step bands CH digits that precede this indicator show which of the 200 channels the scanner is tuned to P appears when you listen to a priority channel MHz digits that precede this indicator show which freque...

Page 31: ...cated by the aircraft marine fire fighting and weather services This is handy for quickly finding active frequencies instead of searching through an entire band Channel Storage Banks To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to channels are divided into 10 banks of 20 channels each Use each channel storage bank to group frequencies such as the police department fire ...

Page 32: ...ent channels This is handy for quickly storing an active frequency when you search through an entire band When you are in the search mode the 10 numbers at the top of the display indicate the 10 monitor memories MON appears and the number beside it indicates the currently active monitor memory br km 04 14 1997 ...

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